No Bake Cookies Recipe – These simple chocolate no bake cookies make a perfect sweet treat. Made with cocoa powder, peanut butter, and oats, these cookies are always a favorite.
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These classic chocolate no-bake cookies have been one of my favorite sweet treats since I was a little girl. I remember standing as close as possible to the stove when Mama would make these so that I could help in any way possible. From pouring in the oats, to carefully stirring as I got a little older. And then, when they were ready to drop onto the parchment paper, I was always eager to have that job!
BEST No Bake Cookies Recipe
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy recipe. This cookie recipe is so easy to make and perfect for beginning cooks.
- Delicious cookies. The perfect blend of chocolate and peanut butter in every bite!
- No bake easy! There is no need to heat the oven with this favorite, easy cookie recipe.
No Bake Cookie Ingredients
For these cookies, you’ll need sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, milk, butter, vanilla extract, salt, creamy peanut butter, and quick-cooking oats.
How to Make the Best No Bake Cookies Recipe
Making no-bake cookies is one of the simplest cookie recipes to make. There are just a few tricks to ensure they are perfect every time.
- Boil for 1 minute. Add your sugar and cocoa powder to a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Whisk until thoroughly mixed. Add milk and butter and cook over medium-high heat. Bring to a rolling boil and boil for 1 minute. This rolling boil and boiling for 1 minute is the key! Otherwise, your cookies will not set properly.
- Add remaining ingredients. Add Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla, salt, peanut butter, and oats.
- Spoon cookies onto parchment. Drop cookies by tablespoons onto parchment paper.
- Allow cookies to dry. Allow to dry for about 10-15 minutes until the no bake cookies have become firm.
How to Store No Bake Cookies
To store. Place cookies in an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Here’s the recipe for these chocolate no bake cookies. Grab some parchment paper and make them soon!
Chocolate No Bake Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups (346.5 g) granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons (15.75 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup (113.5 g) milk
- 8 tablespoons (113 g) butter, cut into large pieces
- 1 teaspoon (4.7 g) vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon (0.65 g) kosher salt
- ½ cup (135 g) peanut butter
- 3 cups (267 g) quick cooking oats
Instructions
- Add sugar and cocoa powder to a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Whisk until thoroughly mixed.
- Add milk and butter and cook over medium-high heat. Bring to a rolling boil and boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, salt, peanut butter and oats.
- Drop cookies by tablespoons onto parchment paper.
- Allow to dry for about 10-15 minutes until the no bake cookies have become firm.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
From the Add a Pinch recipe archives. Originally published 2012.
Seems like a lot of oats. I used three cups of quick oats but they turned out to crumbly and dry. Also needs more chocolate.
Our 1st attempt & must admit that these cookies are quick, easy & simply Amazing!!! Honestly my kids don’t like oats but this receipe is just too good to resist & the best way to finish off the oats? Thank you for sharing this receipe.
My 1st time ever making these. Very good!!
These no bakes are fantastic! I have tried handfuls of no bake recipes but non have ever turned out until now! These set perfectly, and have a great texture/ flavor!! Plus you don’t have the sugary taste like other recipes have! Highly reccomened making there if you are struggling to find a recipie that both sets and has flavor!
My cookies didn’t harden… anyone know what I did wrong?
It might be that the sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa powder didn’t get to the boiling temperature for long enough. I’m not an expert, but something happens to those ingredients at that temperature and they change (like when you make candy) so that they harden when they cool. The cookies will still be somewhat soft when they are all cooled, just not runny or super gooey.
As I’m mixing everything it hardens immediately regardless of weather? OR IF I cook it 1 minute or two or three??? Sooo frustrated. I used to make years ago with zero problems.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Kathy
Will this recipe work if we leave the peanut butter out? Would it need modifications? Thank you!
Do these need to be kept in the fridge? They are delicious!
Hi Heidi,
They do not have to be refrigerated! Just store them in a cookie jar or other container!
how do you make these where the oats are somewhat cooked
Uh oh! I only had steel cut oats — they were quick oats, but they do not work! Use regular oatmeal!!!